Dec 18, 2019 12:00:00

It turns out that President Putin is still using Windows XP

Local media reports that

Russian President Vladimir Putin is still using Windows XP , which was no longer supported in 2014, from a photo published by the Presidential Office of Russia .

Путин до сих пор пользуется давно устаревшей Windows XP. Отечественную ОС для её замены Кремль не —
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Putin Still Uses Obsolete Windows XP, Report Says-The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/12/17/putin-still-uses-obsolete-windows-xp-report-says-a68639

As for Windows XP, main support ended in April 2009 and extended support ended in 2014, but as of November 2019, it is known that 1.29% of Windows users continue to use Windows XP. Microsoft warns that continuing to use Windows XP after support ends will increase the risk of security risks and viruses.

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Nick Perla

Open Media, Russian online news media, points out that the PC monitor is reflected in Putin's photo published by the Presidential Office of Russia, and that the screen is of Windows XP.

Below is a photo of President Putin taking a video conference in the study, taken at the presidential residence in the outskirts of Moscow. The LCD monitor on the left has a blue taskbar that looks like Windows XP, several application icons, and Kremlin wallpaper.

Also, the PC monitor is reflected in the picture of Governor Elivilla Naviurina of the

Central Bank of the Russian Federation meeting with President Putin at the official residence in the Kremlin, and you can see that the same screen as in the official residence study is displayed .

Open Media speculates that Russia's presidential office continues to use Windows XP, which is no longer supported, rather than Windows 10, because Russia restricts the use of foreign-made software. In Russia, according to an

order that came into effect in 2016, government officials are free to use only software certified by FSTEC (Technology and Export Administration) for information sovereignty. According to a report released by FSTEC in 2014, Windows XP is the last Windows approved for use by government agencies, and Windows 10 cannot handle any confidential information.

Since 2017, the Russian government has been thinking of migrating the system to Astra Linux developed in Russia with a view to operating in government agencies, but in February 2018 `` system for Astra Linux '' It was reported that the decision was made to defer that the transition was premature. The approval of Putin's official residence and official residence for the use of Windows XP reveals that the system transition of the Russian government has not progressed.

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Open Media asked the Russian President's office why Astra Linux was not installed on Putin's PC, but he said he could not get an answer. Open Media noted that President Putin has long professed using fewer internet and smartphones, “Russia will not be significantly affected by the continued use of the US operating system that President Putin ended. It may be. '